Olympics 2012: Swiss men's soccer team expels player for racist tweet

LONDON — Switzerland footballer Michel Morganella has been expelled from the London Olympics for posting a racist message on Twitter.

View full sizeSwitzerland's Michel Morganella, left, battles for the ball against South Korea's Kim Bok-yung during their group B men's soccer match between South Korea and Switzerland. Morganella has been expelled from the London Olympics for posting a racist message on Twitter. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Swiss Olympic team chief Gian Gilli says Morganella is being stripped of his Olympic accreditation ahead of Switzerland's final group match against Mexico on Wednesday.

He "discriminated against, insulted and violated the dignity of the South Korea football team as well as the South Korean people," Gill said through a translator at a news conference Monday.

Morganella posted an offensive and threatening message aimed at South Korean people after the Swiss team lost 2-1 to South Korea on Sunday.

Swiss daily Le Matin published images of a tweet from the player's account (at)morgastoss. The account has since been deleted.

The 23-year-old defender is the second Olympic athlete kicked off a team for offensive Twitter comments.

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